I haven't seen this behaviour and can't replicate it manually using OpenSSH 10.0. I think debugging this will require a log trace with LogLevel=debug3 if you can manage it. On Wed, 16 Apr 2025, Mark Hills wrote: > I have a system where 4 or 5 times now it has locked out new ssh > connections. > > It appears as if MaxStartups is not re-allowing connections when the > number of unauthenticated connections drops. > > Instead, 100% rejection until sshd is restarted. _______________________________________________ openssh-unix-dev mailing list openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev
